Master Cleanse: The Ingredients

The Master Cleanse consists of drinking a mixture of lemon juice, water, cayenne pepper and maple syrup for 10 days (minimum) and salt water (sea salt) flushes on a daily basis. The lemon drink provides nutrients to the body and allows for the overall cleansing. As you can imagine, the salt water flush cleans the colon and allows for the toxins to be removed.

Getting started you will need the items below. I easily found all of them at Whole Foods in Union Square last night for approximately $38. I did not buy the lemons yet as they were crazy expensive.














Sea Salt
This is for the Salt Water Flush. Organic is best.













Maple Syrup
Um, this was $19.99. Thanks Whole Foods.
It is very Important to have Grade B.













Senna & Black Tea

Senna is used as a natural laxative. It is taken at night and will aide in the flushing.

Black Tea can be used (although may be considered cheating) as a natural caffeine should you really need to ingest it in the mornings. Organic is best.













Cayenne Pepper Tablets
I am digesting them in the pill form rather than adding to the lemon drink.

Lemons you can find in most grocery stores so I didn't bother buying at WF. All other essential ingredients would be difficult to find and too annoying to run around the city and look for so I opted to buy them all in one convenient (and very fucking crowded) location.

Master Cleanse: The Last Supper

Yesterday was the the day before the Ease-In.

The Last Supper: My Final Real Eats before the Fast...
2 Cups of Coffee with Powder Creamer (no half and half in the office today)
2 Cups of Earl Grey Tea (office is fucking freezing)
Lunch: One Tofu, Arugala, Tomato & Vegan Mayonnaise Sandwich on Whole Wheat
Dinner: Tomato Soup paired with piece of Wheat Bread

Today: Ease-In, Day 1
Fast includes NO processed foods. Only fruits, vegetables and water.

Yup. Am easing in nicely today...I've only had blackberries and a lovely salad so far. I'll have steamed broccoli and salad for dinner.

Tomorrow: Ease-In, Day 2
Fast includes the same as today.

Day After Tomorrow: Ease-In, Day 3
Fast will only include orange juice and water.

Then real fast begins. No solid food 12 days.

Master Cleanse: Preparing...

For those of you joining me on the Master Cleanse please read the latest newsletter here. I also stumbled upon the site Master Cleanse Secrets which gives helpful hints and the option to buy the book, of course. A great secret I learned was the option to take the cayenne pepper in capsule form rather than adding it to the lemon and maple syrup drink. I am highly considering going this route.

My schedule for the fast is as follows:

December 30 - 1: Ease In
January 2 - 12: Master Cleanse (Super Goal: 12 days)
January 13- 16: Ease Out

January 17: Celebrate new health and energy in San Francisco!

More on Senna Tea tomorrow and ALL items needed for fast...

Record Deals...

Guided By Voices
Half Smiles of the Decomposed
Silver Platters
$11.99
Vinyl LP








Various Artists
Kids in the Hall
Brain Candy Soundtrack
Matador Records
$10.00
Vinyl LP

Craig's List Best of the Day...

FOUND - Briefcase w/ Odd Items

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Date: 2008-11-27, 9:31AM PST

Large silver briefcase (metal). No locks. Odd items inside include a 14 inch length of plastic tube about one and a half inches in diameter, a solid rod of plastic about 20 inches long and a little under one and a half inches in diameter. Several tubes of KY jelly (don't ask me, I just found it). Here's the really odd thing: there were five Gerbils in a plastic container with breather holes in it. I put them in a mouse cage with some shredded wood chips, water, and food. Respond to this add so I can return your stuff. If no respone in a week, I'll give the Gerbils to the animal shelter and turn the rest of the stuff over to the Sheriff Dept. Thanks.

• Location: Eureka
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

PostingID: 936096521

Happy Birthday Jesus!

I'm leaving New York City tomorrow evening and heading south of the Mason Dixon Line for the holidays. I'm looking forward to seeing family and good friends. I miss you all and can't wait to rock out with Tres Dedos this weekend. Travel safely everyone...

Oh, and happy birthday baby Jesus. XO, Nanook

12 Days of Cleansing...

New Year Detox
Master Cleanse!















I am going to cleanse and fast from solid food via the Master Cleanse (aka: The Lemon Diet) on January 2, 2009. I'm going to cleanse and detox for ten days. I hope to push it to twelve days...

My fast will end January 14, 2009 then I'll ease-out and slowly begin to eat solid foods with fruits, nuts and juices.

January 2 - 3 Ease In
January 4 - 14 Cleanse & Fast
January 15 - 17 Ease Out

If you'd like to cleanse with me or read more on Stanley Burrough's detoxifying program you should do it here and here. I'll be writing about my experience on the Master Cleanse site but will do so on my blog with a daily log.

I want to begin the year fresh and rid my body of 2008 and all the poison I put in it. Please encourage and support me through this; I'm going to need it.

I hope you will enjoy reading about bowel movements...

Fuck.

Domino's Holiday Gift Guide

Teeny Tiny Letterpress Books
3" x 4", $7 each
Go to orangeart.com for more deets.

Domino Magazine does a fantastic job of finding the best holiday gifts for under $50. Their list is finely curated and contains unique small presents to give to the people you love or to the ones that are impossible to please...

There is also a list for those of us feeling the recession with gifts under $25. Don't fret if both are out of your price range. Domino also included the hopelessly broke with presents under $1.


















Assorted Dishes, $1
Pearl River Mart

Happy Holidays!

Danke Shein Pass Kontrol!

Pass Kontrol
Lit Lounge
Saturday, Dec 20
11:00 pm













How 'bout you forget the lame office holiday party or gingerbread house competition and go see Pass Kontrol on Saturday night @ Lit Lounge instead? The last show was amazing - the energy in the room was electric! My personal favorites on the always eclectic set list were Helter Skelter and Susie Lou.

I am addicted to this band. Officially addicted.

Craig's List Best of the Day...

I have a huge bathroom.

Reply to:
Date: 2008-11-06, 4:01AM

I am a female in my mid 60's and I am looking for a room mate. Times are tight and I need some extra money.
I am willing to rent out my bathroom in my 1 bedroom east village home.
My bathroom is large. You can easily put a twin air mattress in there. I only ask that when I need to use the bathroom, you or your air mattress are not in it.
I do ask that when you are in the apartment, you confine yourself to the bathroom. I do not feel comfortable with a stranger walking around my living room. This might change as I get to know you better.
You may have guest over as long as they are cnfined to the bathroom as well. This might seem a bit odd but please remember the rent is $400 and the bathroom is large.

1 at A google map yahoo map

• cats are OK - purrr
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Original URL:http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/907788944.html

Record Deals...

Thurston Moore
Psychic Hearts
Insound
$14.99
Vinyl LP

This is a classic from beginning to end. If you don't have it, buy this double album for a mere $15.


The Shins
Chutes too Narrow
Sub Pop Records
$10.00
Vinyl LP

Yes, it's the Shins. Yes, they are everywhere. But damn it, this record makes me feel good so fuck you.

The Muslims are now The Soft Pack

The best things in southern California are the bean & cheese burritos, great weather, beautiful beaches and The Soft Pack. The San Diego native band, formerly known as The Muslims changed their name to The Soft Pack. I love their sound which incorporate great lyrics and a vintage garage surf rock sound. Perfect combination for good rock.

If you are lucky enough to find yourself of the west coast these days - don't fuck this up...GO see the Soft Pack.

Download and listen:
The Muslims - Beside Myself
The Muslims - Bright Side
The Muslims - Extinction
The Muslims - Night Life
The Muslims - On My Time
The Muslims - Right and Wrong

Like it? Buy it here directly from their label 1928 Recordings.

2008 Tour Dates

Dec 5 @ Rickshaw with The Morning Benders San Francisco
Dec 15 @ Cane's with Franz Ferdinand San Diego
Dec 19 @ The Echoplex with Darker My Love Los Angeles
Dec 30 @ Brixton with The Nightmarchers Redondo Beach
Dec 31 @ Belly Up Tavern with The NightMarchers Solana Beach
Jan 23 @ Bimbos with The Raveonettes San Francisco
Jan 24 @ Henry Fonda Theatre with The Raveonettes Los Angeles
Feb 15 @ 'NME Brats' at Carling Academy Islington with The Black Lips London, London & South East
Feb 17 @ White Heat at Madame JoJo's London, London and South East
May 17 @ ATP Festival with The Breeders, Minehead, UK, South West

Happy Thanksgiving

Enjoy yourselves and travel safely tomorrow. Oh, and try to remember what we really are celebrating on this most joyous of American holidays - the exploitation of the American Indians!

Now dig into those casseroles, drink your Coors Light and fight with your siblings.

BBC Sessions

Belle and Sebastian
The BBC Sessions
Matador Records
Released on November 18, 2008

Belle and Sebastian's album, The BBC Sessions is a collection of recordings from 1996 - 2001. Album is fantastic. Brilliant.

Saturday Line Up...

Saturday night promises a few great local NYC bands to play some of my favorite places that fit nicely into my idea of the perfect venue: the darker, louder and cheaper - the better!

Lit Lounge: Gutz, Lady Magma, Electric Umbilical Cord [winner: best band name of the night] and Bushwick's own darlings Pass Kontrol.

Afterwards skip over to Cake Shop for Needy Visions, The Octagon and headliners The Homosexuals! Homos go on @ 11pm.

The night's line up promises for good tunes and excessive drinking on my part...

We Did It...

Obama/Biden Wins!!

Finally proud to be an American again...It's a new day in our country - a new spirit that is undeniably felt in the air today.

Long Lines to Vote for this Historic Election

A great article on the long lines to vote in New York City today from The New York Times.

I've been hearing some complaints about the machines, long lines, etc...all day today from NYC voters. The important thing to remember is we've waited EIGHT FUCKING YEARS for this - what is a few hours in a line worth bitching about?

It's a beautiful day America...

High Brow Punk Rock

Christie's auction house announced on Tuesday they will be auctioning off some of the punk rock era's most precious memorabilia. Included in the lots are 120 records, photos, promotional pieces, posters, etc...for legends such as the Ramones, Bowie, Velvet Underground and the Sex Pistols.

“We understand that tastes change, tastes mature,” said Christie’s pop-culture chief Simeon Lipman. “Ten years ago, punk memorabilia probably wouldn’t be something we’d be auctioning here. But now, people of a certain age have a certain ability to splurge on this material.”

Bids are expected to range in the low hundreds and upward thousands of dollars. View lots here.

It'll be interesting to see who bids on these historic relics of the 70's and 80's...and witness the tragic marriage of the anti-establishment and the boujis auction house.

Mission of Burma Still Got It...

Anyone fortunate enough to score entry into Rhapsody's party at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last night got fucking rocked by Matador's Mission of Burma. The Boston based band formed in the late 70's and they somehow still manage to maintain their edge and make you realize why they are the headliners...They unapologetically banged their instruments and shredded sounds that undeniably let the previous acts understand just who was in charge. MoB rocked their hard (and loud) guitar sounds but still found the ability to cradle it all in melodic genius. Brilliant.

Viva la Burma!

The evening's line up: Matador darling Jay Reatard (awesome sound and the night's one-to-watch), The Duchess and the Duke, King Khan and the BBQ Show and Mission of Burma.

The other bonus of the night: FREE fucking beers all night. Thank you for that one Jesus...

CMJ Music Festival Returns...

CMJ comes back to NYC tomorrow October 21 - 25th for another whirlwind of marathon of college radio rock. Top acts this year include Deerhoof, Jay Reatard, Gang Gang Dance, Lykke Li and many other great shows. Get the full line-up here.

See you at the shows and the Matador party on Friday...

Silent Barn Gets Loud This Weekend...

Silent Barn has an amazing weekend line-up of shows. Best part - it's only two steps from my casa...makes for an easy journey home.







Friday, October 10, 2008
Yellow Fever
Daniel Francis Doyle

Saturday, October 11, 2008
Vivian Girls (record release)
Pink Reason

Get to the barn before midnight. They are trying to keep the cops at bay and the loud drunken smokers (um, totally guilty) off the sidewalks.

Can't make this gig? Brooklyn's own VG are playing a ton of shows to promote the new record in New York City. They are playing Market Hotel (with Matador's Fucked Up) on October 16, Santos' Party House (with Matador's Jay Reatard) on October 26 and the Bowery Ballroom (with Deerhunter & Times New Viking) on November 8.

Haven't been to Silent Barn yet? You simply take the L to Halsey or the M @ Myrtle Wyckoff. BYOB.

Register to Vote New York!

New York's last day to register to vote for the 2008 presidential election is THIS Friday, October 10. If you haven't registered yet - what the fuck are you doing?











Your 2008 presidential candidates are:

Democratic Party: Barack Obama
Republican Party: John McCain
Independence Party: John McCain
Conservative Party: John McCain
Working Families Party: Barack Obama
Socialist Workers Party: Roger Calero
Party for Socialism and Liberation: Gloria La Riva
Green Party: Cynthia McKinney
Liberation Party: Bob Barr
Populist Party: Ralph Nader

You can register to vote by simply going to your local post office, library, DMV or Board of Elections and mailing the form to your Board of Elections or go to Rock the Vote.

Bushwick's Starr - Pass Kontrol

Bushwick's darlings Pass Kontrol played an amazing show on Friday night at the Bushwick Starr.

The venue is located one block from the Jefferson stop on Starr Street. Keep an eye out though, the unassuming sign will allow you to walk right by it. Once inside the club, the space is generous and has ample seating right in front of the stage. Expect the usual, long lines to take a piss, etc...But the unexepted is the outdoor bar patio. There is an unusually large amount of space and the bartenders do a great job of keeping the $4 beers coming your way. The patio gets an A+.

After settling into the space and enjoying the ice cold beers - I was primed and perfectly buzzed to hear Pass Kontrol. They are a band I have not yet heard live and as a Bushwick transplant now this seemed unheard of. Pass Kontrol's sound is a perfect marriage of rock and pop that cradles itself in beautiful melodies. The band, obviously enjoying themselves, gave all of their rock blood at the Bushwick Starr and even found time to cover The Pixies' classic tune Where is My Mind. Danke Shein Pass Kontrol!

Opening acts were Pool of Frogs, Columbia and Lady Magma.

Follow upcoming tour dates on the band's blog.

Fall

Nothing quite says fall, to me, like Helen Levitt's photograph of New York City children adoring their homemade masks.

Fall is approaching us...finally.

Mogwai, The Hawk is Howling

Who remembers the great days of rock glory when we had double bills with Mogwai and Pavement?!?! Ahh shit, well, I barely those nights either (or the years 1994 - 1999 to be perfectly honest).

Scottish rockers Mogwai are putting out another record called The Hawk is Howling. It comes out September 23 on Matador.

2008 Tour Dates:

Wednesday, September 3 @ Music Fest NW, Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
Thursday, September 4 @ Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
Friday, September 5 @ Sugar, Victoria, BC
Saturday, September 6 @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
Monday, September 8 @ The Grand Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, September 9 @ Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, September 10 @ The Rialto, Tuscon, AZ
Friday, September 12 @ Stubbs' Waller Creek, Austin, TX
Saturday, September 13 @ Granada Theatre, Dallas TX
Monday, September 15 @ Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, September 16 @ The National, Richmond, VA
Wednesday, September 17 @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Thursday, September 18 @ Terminal 5, New York, NY
Friday, September 19 @ Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA
Sunday, September 21 @ ATP Festival New York, Catskills, NY
Monday, September 22 @ Wibur Theatre, Boston, MA
Tuesday, September 23 @ Metropolis, Montreal, QC
Thursday, September 25 @ The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI

Publish Post

Friday, September 26 @ Congress Theater, Chicago, IL
Saturday, September 27 @ First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
European Dates HERE

McCain's Republican Running Mate Selected

John McCain has finally selected his Republican running mate. She is Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

Clearly, McCain is attempting to pick up Hillary supporters with selecting a female but hell, I guess he's trying to also attract vikings and the voters who like to wear endangered animal skins too.

Sarah Palin is front and center of this photo adoring her frock. What an asshole.

Record Deal

Bomboras
Savage Island!
Dionysus Records
$10.00
Vinyl LP









Bomboras' 10th Anniversary 180 gram LP has been remastered from the original analog tapes. This album has an awesome sound. If you love the music marriage of lo-fi garage sounds and surf rock then this is your record.

Rattler in San Francisco

DC rockers Rattler are departing the East Coast for a quick tour of San Francisco. Well, they are just playing ONE night, September 7 at the Thee Parkside, but don't miss it. If you reside on the West, get your ass out there and bang your head to classics like "Panty Incinerator", "Cocaine Migraine" and my favorite "Droppin Jager Bombs".

Rattles Up!

THE King Khan and BBQ Show 2008 Tour Dates...

If you haven't caught a show of the talented duo then you are simply blowing it. King Khan's other projects like King Khan and the Shrines on Vice Records has made quite splash in the pond, or in the pool rather, at this summer's gig at Brooklyn's McCarren Park. All you heard about was that fucking show...Check out the original rock caldera on their upcoming tour dates.

Don't miss the NYC shows - it's nice to see the band has graduated beyond Cake Shop's basement, although those hot ass inferno gigs in stank air will be sorely missed...

2008 Tour Dates

Monday, October 27 @ Magic Stick Detroit MI
Wednesday, October 29 @ Dionysus Disco Oberlin OH
Thursday, October 30 @ The Horn Gallery Gambier OH
Friday, October 31 @ Bottom Lounge Chicago IL
Saturday, November 01 @ Triple Rock Social Club Minn MN
Sunday, November 02 @ Waiting Room Omaha NE
Monday, November 03 @ Larimer Lounge Denver CO
Tuesday, November 04 @ Urban Lounge Salt Lake City UT
Thursday, November 6 @ Chop Suey Seattle WA
Friday, November07 @ Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver BC
Saturday, November 08 @ Dantes Portland OR
Sunday, November 09 @ Great American Music Hall San Fran CA
Monday, November 10 @ Echo Los Angeles CA
Tuesday, November 11 @ Casbah San Diego CA
Wednesday, November 12 @ Rhythm Room Phoenix AZ
Friday, November 14 @ Palladium Loft Dallas TX
Saturday, November 15 @ The Mohawk Austin TX
Monday, November 17 @ Spanish Moon Baton Rouge LA
Tuesday, November 18 @ One Eyed Jacks New Orleans LA
Wednesday, November 19 @ Hi-Tone Cafe Memphis TN
Thursday, November 20 @ Exit In Nashville TN
Friday, November 21 @ Lennys Atlanta GA
Saturday, November 22 @ Bottletree Birmingham AL
Tuesday, November 23 @ Grey Eagle Tavern Asheville NC
Wednesday, November 24 @ Sonar Baltimore MD
Friday, November 26 @ Johnny Brendas Philadelphia PA
Saturday, November 27 @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brkln NY
Sunday, November 28 @ Bowery Ballroom New York NY
Monday, December 1 @ Paradise Boston MA

Record Deal

Fugazi
7 Songs
Dischord Records
$8.00
Vinyl EP










Tracks:
1. Waiting Room
2. Bulldog Front
3. Bad Mouth
4. Burning
5. Give Me The Cure
6. Suggestion
7. Glue Man

Folk Implosion Back in Record Rotation...

The Folk Implosion
Take a Look Inside
Released: 1994








I'm sending some love to the Folk Implosion today. Just listened to Take a Look Inside at the office after it's been in album rotation retirement for some time...Holy Shit. It sounds just as good as it did the first time. This album is the BEST way to spend 22 minutes...well, not THE best, but anyway, it's fucking great.

Tracks:
1. Blossom
2. Sputnik's Down
3. Slap Me (my favorite)
4. Chicken Squawk
5. Spiderweb-Butterfly
6. Had to Find out
7. Better Than Allrite
8. Why Do They Hide
9. Winter's Day
10. Boyfriend, Girlfriend
11. Shake a Little Heaven (my next favorite)
12. Waltzin' With Your Ego
13. Take a Look Inside
14. Start Again

2008 Bushwick Film Festival

Bushwick Film Festival

Three day long film festival in Bushwick celebrating film, music, art and small receptions serving booze and hors d'oeuvres...

Show times and deets are here. Photos from 2007's Film Fest here.

2008 Bushwick Film Festival Venue Locations

Friday, August 22
Good-Bye Blue Monday
JMZ to Kosciusko

Saturday, August 23
Market Hotel
JMZ to Myrtle Avenue/Broadway

Sunday, August 24
Lumen House
L to Montrose
JMZ to Flusing

Can't find your way around the 'wick - click here.

Record Deal

Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet
Goodwill Indrusties
1 Hoyt Street
(718) 246-4894
$3.00
Vinyl LP

Bob Dylan in Prospect Park Tonight

Bob Dylan plays Prospect Park tonight...Sadly, with ticket prices well beyond my means ($185ish...) I'll be drinking Chuck Shaw listening to Bobby D on vinyl at home and toasting a cheer his way.

To all those going - enjoy this evening...

Cheaper than a Gallon of God Damn Gas!

CHALK is cheaper than a gallon of goddamn gas! That's right, not much else is but you can feel good knowing that you can buy this product and hop scotch your ass down the street rather than drive your car and pay the $5.00 and more (in NYC) in gas prices for fucks sake.

Kreide
German Chalk
$5.00
3.75' x 2" x 1.5"
Schwabach, Germany

Buy chalk at Kiosk.

Record Deal

Sebadoh
Beauty of the Ride/Sixteen
Sub Pop Records
$4.25
Vinyl EP

Record Deal

Coffin Daggers
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Zodiac Records
$4.00
Vinyl LP






Check out their bonafide instrumental low-fi rock sound. After one listen to the garage twang you'll want to attend one of their upcoming gigs!

Tour Dates:

August 3 @ Bethlehem Musikfest, Bethlehem, PA
August 6 @ Otto's Shrunken Head, NYC, NY
October 4 @ Asbury Park Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ
October 25 @ The Frequency, Madison, WI
October 30 @ Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO
October 31 @ Phyllis' Musical Inn, Chicogo, IL
November 1 @ The Hexagon Bar, Minneapolis, MN

Cheaper Than a Gallon of Goddamn Gas!

Adorable vintage hobnail milk glass vase for sale is cheaper than a gallon of goddamn gas. Oh, and the scalloped edge is so so lovely...

Better hurry though - only six hours left to bid on the little jardiniere.


Auction is at ebay and only sells for $4.00.

Jeffrey Lewis: 2 New York Shows...

New York's own darling Jeffrey Lewis will perform two gigs before he and the full band, Jeffrey Lewis & The Jitters, depart this coast for a full European tour. Hear them now because they'll be gone for a few months...

Catch Jeffrey tonight, Friday, July 25 (solo gig) at The Brooklyn Tea Party located in Bushwick @ 175 Stockholm Street, No. 303. Note: BYOB.

The evening's line-up:
7:30 The Best
8pm Gann Matthews
9pm Costello
10pm Outlines
11pm Jeffrey Lewis (solo, trying mostly new songs)

You can also catch the full band performing on Wednesday, July 30 @ Union Pool located at 484 Union Avenue in Williamsburg. Also performing will be Yellow Fever and Great Lakes.

Summon the Queen!

Ween
Friday, July 25, 2008
McCarren Pool
Brooklyn, NY
7:00 pm








Can't wait for this final show that will end Ween's La Cucaracha world tour. YAY Brooklyn love!

Pregame at Pete's Candy Store on Lorimer. See you all there...

Here is a hint of what the evening will be like courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan. Taste the Waste...

Record Deals

The Bomboras
Head Shrinkin' Fun
Music Stack Records
$14.98
Vinyl LP

Apartment Renovation: Bathroom Demolition Complete after 4 Days...

The first room to receive the most attention in my apartment renovation was the teeny tiny bathroom. The trouble spot consumes only 50 of the apartment's grandiose 505 square feet.

The room was plagued with awful baby blue tile that (lucky me) was discovered to be rotted throughout. My contractor unearthed THREE layers of tile and wall. The demo for the room took an entire 8 hours of solid back breaking work. The removal of the nearly 500 pound cast iron tub was an insane task. Items demolished: EVERYTHING.

Only a masochist would renovate a four story walk up in the middle of July in New York City...

The 80 year old building is not equipped with an elevator and this made demolition increasingly more difficult. I highly recommend hiring an outside subcontractor (or sub subcontractor) to remove and properly dispose of the construction waste. Extra cost for removal from my bedroom and into a proper disposal container: $300. This was money well spent as the bags of trash at the end of the day were taller than me.














The crumbling sub floor will have a new concrete slab tomorrow morning and will no longer resemble the nativity scene where baby Jesus was born.

Apartment Renovation: Day One

Day One. After much thought and consideration, the tiles have been selected for the bathroom (field, base trim, top trim and bullnose) and kitchen (floor) tiles from Nemo Tile. The prices are some of the best around - LANKA white 3 x 6 subway tile will run about $2.70 per square foot. Penny tiles (see image) run from $4.25 to $6.85 per square foot (mesh mounted). Please note, all prices are trade. Most ceramic tile from Nemo is in stock, so you can order it and have the tile delivered in three days in many cases. Tomorrow will be the first day of demolition. Bathroom and kitchen will be gutted completely. More on that soon...

Record Deals

The Dead Milkmen

Beelzebubba

Oldies.com (www.oldies.com)

$6.50

Vinyl LP

I purchased The Dead Milkmen's Beelzebubba album (brand new shrink wrapped) about a year ago and listened to it with Matt Hanrahan while drinking a dozen or so canned beers in my apartment on a hot ass summer night. Our fun was magnified when we reminisced about listening to the original cassette tape a thousand times. You'll sing (or attempt) to every song on the record; this is a great listen and good times for a mere $6.50.

The only shitty thing about this album is that it's sold on a site called oldies.com. Fuck we're old.

Freedom Fest - Celebrate Give Up America

If you are in NYC for the long holiday weekend check out Freedom Fest. It's a celebration of bands, booze and all things American.

The three day long festival is from July 4 - 6 in beautiful Brooklyn, NY. There are several venues involved - see dates, sites and band line-ups below.

Oh, and all of those in attendance, please drink many for me...

July 4

Freedom BBQ Bonanza @ 322 Union Avenue - Free beer & food

Bands playing: White Shoes, Alana Amram, The Foxhunt & The Goddamn Rattlesnake

Post fireworks - Trash Bar @ 256 Grand Street

Bands playing: The Weight, Electric Shadows, Live Fast Die, &

Stalkers

July 5

The Grasslands @ 289 Kent Avenue

Bands playing: Andre Ethier, U.S. Royalty, King Tuff, TK Webb and the Visions & J. Roddy and the Business

July 6

The Charlston @ 174 Bedford Avenue

Bands playing: Tournament, Bad Dream, Midnight Prayers, Cop City/Chill Pillars & Modern Bummer

Happy Birthday America!